@Terrance Coleman Welcome aboard...lets of great resources or others mistakes to learn from here!

I remember one guy in the S.F.Bay area that found a site for a new Pepsi plant when Pepsi was unable to find one and made a very large finders fee, his mistake he got involved in the deal to far instead of stopping at the introduction phase and the Pepsi lawyers used that to not pay his finders fee, but only waiting until it was almost time to pay him and the deal was basically done.

First, you are making a mistake keeping the tenant who violated your no-pet policy and hasn't paid their share of the rent ($50 a month).

List all the mistakes you made, from screening to accepting late rents. 

They were clueless about what we're looking for in a contracting vendor.Don't make the same mistake:)

There's NO way this was an innocent mistake, especially if he knew the other guy quoted $9,000, and you didn’t go for it.

With the mistakes that have already occurred, you are already costing yourself more than $500.00.Once the property is vacant and repaired, I would hire a local Property Manager to oversee it.

This is where a lot of people make mistakes and then keep those mistakes going until they decide to outsource it.Also, Tax Accountants can create Profit and Loss Statements but that isn't their specialty and they aren't focused on keeping your financials in order.

You are NOT responsible for tenant mistakes, neglect, or abuse.If the tenant installed the washing machine, they are responsible for paying for any damages caused by improper installation. 1.

Mistakes happen.